Mary Decker Slaney

Mary Decker Slaney (1958- ) is an American former runner and world champion in the 1500 and 3,000 meters (1983). In 1982 Slaney set six world records in the mile, 2,000 meters, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters. After a well-documented fall in the 1984 Olympics, she came back in 1985 to set two more world records and became the only runner ever to hold all American records from 800 to 10,000 meters at the same time. Slaney is widely regarded as one of the greatest female athletes of all time.